We need to find new pathways of international cooperation that respond more effectively to the gravechallenges caused by the growing interdependence of nations.
But rightly or wrongly, the chancellor is focussed now on Britain's fiscal challenges, which are definitely not as grave as Greece or Ireland's but do have more in common with Spain than with Germany.
In an age of expanding opportunities but also of grave dangers, we share fundamental interests and values just as we face common challenges and threats.
Perhaps the most moving part of Mr. Gingrich address was his reminder that, as grave as today's threats are, we have faced and risen to such challenges throughout our nation's history.